mama

noun: Relations topic

1BrE/ˈmæmə/,also/məˈmɑː/;NAmE/ˈmæmə/(North American EnglishorBritish English,old-fashioned)mother2in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman (often used as a title that shows respect)Leave this work to us, mama.Miriam Makeba became known as Mama Africa.Mama Ngina Kenyatta